Chapter 4 Part I Taoism, Esoteric Buddhism and Eastern Mysticism-4

No matter how long the historical origins of Dongmi and Zangmi are, but its complete system of Buddhism and Dharma practice theory, although it has been eight or nine hundred years since Sakyamuni, after the two brothers completed the "consciousness-only" dharma physiognomy , established a set of complete and detailed theories for the practice of Tantric Buddhism, but based on the essence of "Consciousness Only" and "Prajna Madhyamaka" to establish the profound meaning of Tantric Buddhism "becoming a Buddha in one body", in the development system of Tibetan Tantric From the beginning of the early Tang Dynasty to the Ming Dynasty, from the "Bodhi Path Torch Treatise" written by Venerable Atisha, to the "Bodhi Path Stage Treatise" written by Master Tsongkhapa, it was officially completed.Secondly, from the early Tang Dynasty to the Yuan and Ming Dynasties, such as the "Great Perfection" of the Red Sect, the "Great Perfection" of the Flower Sect, and the "Mahamudra" of the White Sect, although they are also based on "consciousness-only" and "prajna". ", but it is more appropriate to say that it is the same source and different schools of Zen mentality rather than the practice of "Middle View".Secondly, the theory of Eastern Tantric practice has not fully adopted the "consciousness-only" system, but its main focus is inseparable from the "ultimate meaning" concept of "consciousness-only".The reasons for these theoretical basis are too extensive to discuss for now.

Dainichi Tathagata and the Ontology of the Universe The most basic sutras of Dongmi are the Great Nikon and the Vajra Ding Sutra. "Da Ri Jing" takes "Vairocana Buddha" as the deity of Esoteric Buddhism, also known as "Da Ri Tathagata".He is the only one in the Dharma Realm. To borrow philosophical terms, he is the unique noumenon beyond the universe.In Buddhist terminology, he is "Dharmakaya Buddha".He has become a family member with his own nature, which means that everything in the universe is an appendage of his own instinct. In the secret heart palace of the Diamond Realm, he is eternally and continuously enjoying all the dharma and joy. The truth and state mentioned in the "Da Nikhing" are the state of sage wisdom that he uttered himself.

Through the basic principles mentioned in the "Da Nikhing", we can know that human beings have inherent instincts that transcend everything in the universe, and fundamentally, they have omnipotent functions of incomparable purity, perfection, and beauty. .It is the ruler of the dharma realm, the universe, and the self of human nature.There is no other first cause than this, still less the fruit of what man has dedicated to him.It is the return from the small self to the original self, and it doesn't matter the real self that has you, me, and him.Then, he is completely consistent with the principle of "Vairocana Buddha" mentioned in the "Avatamsaka Sutra" that is common to Sutra and Esoteric Buddhism.At the same time, it is also completely consistent with the theory and principle of "Truthfulness" as the positive and negative sides of the "Alaya" Tibetan consciousness that human nature and all living beings share the same body, which is advertised by Consciousness-Only Studies.Moreover, the "Avatamsaka Sutra" was produced by the great master Nagarjuna, and the "Darijing" was also produced by Nagarjuna (also known as Longmeng). "Hua Yan" is the basic text of Consciousness-only Studies, and it is also the great scripture of Tantric Buddhism.From this, we can know that there is Esoteric Buddhism in the later period of Buddhism, and it is not difficult to explore and know the ins and outs of its relationship with Nagarjuna Bodhisattva.

Becoming a Buddha However, the general Buddhist teachings, regardless of the theory and practice of Mahayana and Hinayana, say that it is very difficult for an ordinary ordinary person to practice to the stage of becoming a Buddha and becoming a saint.In Hinayana Buddhism, it is believed that at least one must be reborn after death and practice for several lifetimes in order to attain fruition.When it comes to the Consciousness-only Dharma Xiangzong of Mahayana Buddhism, it is believed that the road from an ordinary person to a Buddha must go through three kalpas.It is equivalent to saying that it is possible to achieve success only after countless times of world destruction.When ordinary people start to learn Buddhism and Taoism, they always have more or less, or latent and unaware of the concept of utilitarianism. For the saying of becoming a Buddha after practicing for many lifetimes, and the distant and ungraspable results of moral sublimation and good deeds, Either they are discouraged, or most of them give up halfway.It is extremely difficult to study sincerely, encounter twists and turns and difficulties and never quit.Only Zen Buddhism, which advertises that "seeing the mind clearly and becoming a Buddha through sudden enlightenment", is more attractive and will arouse the desire of ordinary people to pursue it.In addition, the call of Tantric Buddhism to "become a Buddha in one body" is even more fascinating.

In addition, in the practice of Buddhism, no matter any of the Sutras, or even the Zen school, except for the method of tranquility and contemplation of meditation as the basis of practice, the rest of theories are generally obtained from wisdom thinking. the results.What's more, Wang Yang is vague and difficult, which makes ordinary people with shallow intelligence feel that it is difficult to rely on, and there is no absolute certainty.But what about Tantra?It is proposed that there are "three secrets" of blessing merits, so that people can easily obtain the effect of "becoming a Buddha in one body".And there are many tricks, which can make people who study Tantric Buddhism busy day and night with "doing things" and seeking the result of "doing nothing" Nirvana.This is what people like so much. It can also be said that it is a shortcut to becoming a Buddha with high economic value and relatively low cost.Therefore, in Sakyamuni's last words, it is mentioned that in the last days of later generations, the wisdom and achievement of Mahayana Buddhism will decline one by one, and only Tantra and Pure Land Buddhism with religious beliefs can continue to spread.This proves that it is very similar to modern trends and facts.

Body Secret in the Three Secrets of Esoteric Buddhism The so-called "three secrets" of Tantric Buddhism are the secrets of the triple connotation of body, speech and mind.The so-called body secret should be summed up in two meanings: (1) The inherent mystery of the human body, which communicates with the functions of the universe and the universe, is just that people have not understood it through great wisdom, and have not gone through reasonable methods. practice, so never play a great role. (2) Esoteric Buddhism believes that there are various traditional methods that originated from ancient times. Blessing to those who practice Esoteric Dharma can make him get twice the result with half the effort. He can quickly communicate with God and man, and become one with God and man, and then become a Buddha. St.

However, from the perspective of Eastern Secret and Tibetan Secret, the principles and practices of body secrets have different foundations.In terms of Dongmi, through the ten fingers of the two hands of the human body, coupled with the idea of ​​psychological imagination, which fits a certain practice method, they form different "handprints" (called Nian Jue in Chinese Taoism), and can produce Bless the effectiveness of those who study Tantra.Therefore, it is necessary to study the mystery of the incomparable potential of the ten fingers of the human body.In terms of Tibetan secrets, it is believed that in addition to the power of "handprints", the function of the human body's qi (qi) and channels (inner glands) has the mystery of "being a Buddha in one body" and the communication between heaven and man, which is almost the same as The Qimai theory of Chinese Taoism can reflect each other and increase the brilliance. (Partial pictures about the "handprint" of Tantric Buddhism)

finger name There are too many finger codes in the light rail.Today, it is used in travel notes.It is said that the two hands are named Eryu, and they are also named Full Moon.The arms are also called the wings.It is also named ten degrees, also known as ten rounds and ten peaks.The right hand name is Prajna.Also known as view, wisdom, wisdom, etc.The name of the left hand is Samadhi.Also known as Zhi, Ding, Fu, etc. Ten degrees.Starting from the left little finger and counting above, that is Tan Jie Ninja Zen.Counting from the right little finger, that is Huifang Gu Lizhi.The same is true for the five rounds of secret numbers.Counting upwards from the left and right little fingers, that is, earth, water, fire, wind, and air.As shown in the picture.

After reading these "handprints" of Tantric Buddhism, a simple person may easily think that it is "playing magic", or juggling tricks that are equivalent to child's play.In fact, this is the mystery of "human body optics" and "human body electricity".It needs the cooperation of further scientific development in the future, and perhaps we can gradually understand its content.There is no time to go into details now, and it is not exhaustive, so I will leave it for a future monograph.